Are you required to give a person named in a Will a copy of it before the maker dies?
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Are you required to give a person named in a Will a copy of it before the maker dies?
Asked on March 27, 2014 under Estate Planning, Alabama
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 10 years ago | Contributor
No, you are not--there is no requirement like this whatsoever. The testator (person making the will) should give copies to his executor and/or to the attorney who drafted the will (if that's not the same person), so that they have the will and know who to contact when the time comes.
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